joeycuda
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Hardly Drivin'
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Believe it or not, I scraped the majority of the rust off with the edge of a fender washer ( a nickel would do the same thing) and then I used chrome polish for the rest. A little backwoods ingenuity at it's finest
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FYI: If the seat magnet doesn't work and you've checked everything, replaced the transistor(s) on the APU, checked and rechecked the wiring and the magnet, then check the seat adjust switch.
The switch functions as a circuit interrupt, so it's push/off, not push/on. I just worked my BUTT off for hours trying to figure out what was wrong, then paid attention to the schematic, switched one wire and had to walk away.
I walked away satisfied, but had to walk away and have a drink.
The switch functions as a circuit interrupt, so it's push/off, not push/on. I just worked my BUTT off for hours trying to figure out what was wrong, then paid attention to the schematic, switched one wire and had to walk away.
I walked away satisfied, but had to walk away and have a drink.
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Good stuff. I will be working on the seat portion next since I almost have the base rolling. I'll post pics soon.
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Lookin good..
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Facebook friends wanted to see more about the game. Here's the current state of mine, though I do now have the floor in. Still working on getting the shifter solenoid working, getting the magnet to not sit wonky on the floor and replacing the artwork.
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Nice. I've gotten lots done, just been lazy on posting photos. Here's a couple to look at although it's just the base. I am replicating it piece by piece. Took the car body to my local paint and body shop. It's getting professionally painted in ferrari red! Should look awesome. More to come.
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More pics... What connects to the broken end of the seat arm??
DanoND
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Watch my vid, there's an electromagnet that goes there. You weren't kidding when you said you'd made progress!
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You know how/where I can get one?? My seat is frozen even with the seat arm off.
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Those magnets are specific to Hard and Race Drivin' cockpits from what I've seen. I bought mine from a guy selling misc. parts from a Hard Drivin'.
Here is a link to one on eBay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ATARI-RACE-DRIV...aultDomain_0&hash=item562d83d30c#ht_500wt_922
He says it's for the shifter, but it's not. It's the seat magnet. I tried to tell him that but he ignored me. Only Hard Drivin' uses a magnet on the shifter, and it has 2 holes and 1 leg (it's basically a seat magnet with a leg cut off so it fits inside the shift assembly housing), whereas the Hard and Race Drivin' seat magnet has 3 bolt holes and 2 legs.
You're missing the end of the bracket, I'm sure you knew that. You're not missing much, though. Easy enough to make the parts you need with a strip of metal and a welder.
Here is a link to one on eBay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ATARI-RACE-DRIV...aultDomain_0&hash=item562d83d30c#ht_500wt_922
He says it's for the shifter, but it's not. It's the seat magnet. I tried to tell him that but he ignored me. Only Hard Drivin' uses a magnet on the shifter, and it has 2 holes and 1 leg (it's basically a seat magnet with a leg cut off so it fits inside the shift assembly housing), whereas the Hard and Race Drivin' seat magnet has 3 bolt holes and 2 legs.
You're missing the end of the bracket, I'm sure you knew that. You're not missing much, though. Easy enough to make the parts you need with a strip of metal and a welder.
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thanks for the link. i just bought the solenoid. can you take detailed measurements of the bracket so i can replicate it?
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Door Panel Graphic is done
Here's what I started with again. Scanned from my busted piece.
Here's what I started with again. Scanned from my busted piece.
DanoND
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Very impressive!
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Next piece of artwork to be done. I should have finished product tomorrow night.
K3V
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Can I just say I love the title of this thread. Nice job on the resto so far too 
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Thanks K3V. Here's the dash graphic done. Looking to get these items printed asap!
Tornadoboy
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You'd da man!
Nothing inspires me more than seeing restore stories like this, keep up the awesome work!
Nothing inspires me more than seeing restore stories like this, keep up the awesome work!
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Things are moving along. Here are a couple of more pics. Sorry I don't make a very riveting build thread lol.
A rare look inside
Painting instead of using melanine or whatever you call it...
Getting this welded by a friend so it doesn't become a problem
I need two of those little metal things that you can see on the bottom right hand corner of this picture asap. PM me if you have some!!
Stripped and ready for primer...
A rare look inside
Painting instead of using melanine or whatever you call it...
Getting this welded by a friend so it doesn't become a problem
I need two of those little metal things that you can see on the bottom right hand corner of this picture asap. PM me if you have some!!
Stripped and ready for primer...
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More pics
Replicating rat poopy PCB set retainers
Side by side so you know my replication is dead on lol
Installed
More pieces replicated and installed
Replicating rat poopy PCB set retainers
Side by side so you know my replication is dead on lol
Installed
More pieces replicated and installed
